Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the February 5, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Leslie E. “Les” DeMarco, 88, a lifelong Wakefield resident died Friday, February 2, 2018 at his residence, surrounded by his family.

Born in Wakefield on February 5, 1929 he was the son of the late Joseph and Ruth (Justice) DeMarco.

Mr. DeMarco was raised in Wakefield…

Published in the February 5, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Col. Angelo M. Semenza, 88, USMC (Ret.), of Wakefield died on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at his residence with his family at his bedside.

Born in Revere on August 27, 1929, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Marie (Repucci) Semenza.

Col. Semenza was…

Published in the February 5, 2018 edition.

SAUGUS — John Messina Jr., 86, of Saugus died on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at his residence.

John was born in Wakefield on August 13, 1931 and was the son of the late John Giovanni Messina and Gina (Pica) Messina.

John was raised in Wakefield and had worked…

Published in the February 1, 2018 edition.

DANVERS — James J. Neenan Jr., 88, beloved husband of the late Helen Buckley, passed away peacefully after a brief illness with his family at his side on Wednesday, January 31, 2018.

Son of the late James J. Neenan Sr. and Nellie Blake, he graduated from St. Mary’s…

Korean War veteran and avid flyer

Published in the Janaury 31, 2018 edition

BEVERLY — Mario A. Guzzo, 87,  passed away at his home in Beverly on January 29, 2018.

Mario was born in Boston, was raised in East Boston, lived in Chelsea and Somerville for a few years, Melrose for over 40 years and…

Published in the January 29, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Frederick Munroe, 96, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington on Friday, January 26, 2018.

Fred was born in Jamaica Plain on January 27, 1921, one of four children of the late Margaret (Mulvenny) and Havelock Munroe. He was…

Published in the January 26, 2018 edition.

DANVERS — Rae Nicola Melville Duthie Green, 93, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2018.  She was born on April 10, 1924. Her daughters Nicola Green Lerner and Betsy Green Doucette and her son Thomas H. Green III were at her side.

Born in Cruden Bay, Scotland, Mrs.…

Published in the January 26, 2018 edition.

MELROSE — Mrs. Nina J. (Kulpa) DiOrio, 82, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.

Nina was born in Everett on April 1, 1935, the eldest of six children of the late Peter and Olga (Nikouchuk) Kulpa. Raised in Chelsea, Nina graduated…

Recipient of the Air Force Commendation medal

Published in the January 25, 2018 edition

WAKEFIELD — William A. “Billy” Miller, Jr., Lt. Col. USAFR, 85, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Lahey Clinic Hospital in Burlington after complications from a fall in his home.

Born February 20, 1932 he was…

Published in the January 24, 2018 edition

STONEHAM — Cecilia F. (Doucette) Boland, 97, a resident of Stoneham, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center of Stoneham on Thursday, January 11, 2018.

Cecilia was born in Stoneham on December 6, 1920, daughter of the late John G. and Cecilia (MacPhee)…

Published in the January 23, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Dolores M. Piskadlo of Wakefield died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice in Reading on Saturday, January 20, 2018.

Born in Somerville she was the daughter of the late John R. and Linda M. (DiEoreo) Rosselle.

Dolores was a graduate of Malden High School class of 1967.…

Published in the January 23, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Thomas J. Duffy, 59, of Wakefield, previously of Stoneham entered into rest after a long battle with cancer on January 16, 2018 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

Thomas was born in Waltham on October 19, 1958 and was the son of the late E. Patricia (Sheehan)…